$ whoami — Azure DevOps & Data Engineer

Surya.

I build cloud infrastructure that scales.

Cloud engineer based in Hyderabad building production-grade infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. Specializing in DevOps automation, Kubernetes orchestration, and data engineering pipelines — with security embedded from day one.

Azure DevOps Kubernetes Terraform · Bicep Data Engineering 📍 Hyderabad, India

Professional Summary

Detail-oriented cloud engineer based in Hyderabad, India with hands-on experience building production-grade infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. A cloud-native advocate proficient in the latest Azure technologies, specializing in Infrastructure as Code, DevOps automation, Kubernetes orchestration, and data engineering.

I believe everything should be code — reproducible, version-controlled, and testable. Security isn't an afterthought — it's embedded from day one with DevSecOps principles.

Currently pursuing the CKA certification and building a portfolio of projects that demonstrate senior-level engineering — architecture decisions, trade-offs, and failure handling. Also developing an Azure DevOps tutorial platform to give back to the community.

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Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Status (updated Apr 2026)
Open to opportunities
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Focus Area
Azure DevOps · IaC · Data Engineering
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Currently Pursuing
CKA · AZ-400 · DP-203
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Primary Cloud
Microsoft Azure

Experience

2025 – Present
Personal Projects
Azure DevOps & Data Engineer
Portfolio Engineering · Hyderabad

Building a portfolio of production-grade Azure projects targeting senior-level engineering standards — real infrastructure, real automation, real security. Each project demonstrates architecture decisions, trade-offs, and failure handling.

  • Provisioned Azure Blob Storage static website with Bicep IaC — shared key access disabled, Entra ID auth only, soft delete, versioning enabled.
  • Built GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline with Service Principal RBAC — zero manual deployments, every push auto-deploys to Azure.
  • Deployed 3-service microservices platform on AKS with Terraform IaC, Helm charts, GitOps via ArgoCD, autoscaling, and full observability stack.
  • Implemented DevSecOps pipeline with Trivy container scanning, tfsec IaC analysis, Gitleaks secret detection, and Microsoft Defender integration.
  • Architecting an enterprise data lakehouse with Event Hubs ingestion, Data Lake Gen2 Medallion Architecture, and Databricks PySpark processing.
Azure Infrastructure & IaC
88%
CI/CD & GitHub Actions
85%
Kubernetes & AKS
75%
Data Engineering
70%
Azure Bicep Terraform GitHub Actions Kubernetes Helm ArgoCD Docker Databricks
2025 – Present
Community
Technical Content Creator & Mentor
Azure DevOps Tutorial Platform · Live

Building a comprehensive learning platform for aspiring cloud engineers — covering Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and DevSecOps with hands-on labs and real-world scenarios.

  • Developing structured learning paths from Azure fundamentals to AKS production deployments.
  • Creating hands-on lab environments with real Azure infrastructure provisioned via IaC.
  • Writing in-depth technical guides with architecture diagrams and deployment walkthroughs.
Technical Writing Mentoring Azure Static Apps Community

Technical Stack

Senior (90–100%)
Intermediate (60–89%)
Developing (30–59%)
☁️ Azure Cloud
Azure Blob / Storage
Azure Networking
Azure IAM / Entra
Azure Monitor / Alerts
Azure Key Vault
🏗️ Infrastructure as Code
Bicep
Terraform
ARM Templates
Helm Charts
⚙️ CI/CD & GitOps
GitHub Actions
Azure DevOps Pipelines
ArgoCD (GitOps)
Git / GitHub
☸️ Kubernetes & Containers
Docker
Kubernetes / AKS
Helm
Container Registries
🔐 DevSecOps
Trivy (Container Scan)
tfsec / IaC Analysis
Gitleaks
MS Defender for Cloud
📊 Data Engineering
Databricks
PySpark
Delta Lake
Azure Synapse

Education & Certifications

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AZ-104
Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
Certified
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CKA
Certified Kubernetes Administrator — CNCF
In Progress
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AZ-400
Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert
Planned
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DP-203
Azure Data Engineer Associate
Planned

Featured Projects

Deployment · IaC
Live
Static Site Deployment Platform

Production static site on Azure with Bicep IaC and fully automated CI/CD via GitHub Actions. Entra ID auth only — shared key access disabled. Soft delete, versioning, and budget alerts configured.

Bicep GitHub Actions Blob Storage Entra ID HTTPS
GitHub →
Kubernetes · GitOps
Live
Microservices Platform on AKS

3-service containerized application on Azure Kubernetes Service with Terraform IaC, Helm charts, GitOps via ArgoCD, horizontal autoscaling, and full observability stack.

Terraform AKS Docker Helm ArgoCD
CI/CD · .NET
Live
.NET 8 Web API with Azure DevOps CI/CD

Production-grade .NET 8 Web API containerized with Docker, deployed to Azure App Service via multi-stage Azure DevOps Pipelines. Key Vault secret management and App Insights monitoring.

.NET 8 Docker Azure DevOps Key Vault App Insights
GitHub →
Security · DevSecOps
Building
Zero-Trust DevSecOps Pipeline

End-to-end secure pipeline with Trivy container scanning, tfsec IaC analysis, Gitleaks secret detection, and Microsoft Defender integration — shift-left security from commit to deployment.

Trivy tfsec Gitleaks Defender
Data · Lakehouse
Planned
Enterprise Data Lakehouse

End-to-end data platform with Event Hubs ingestion, Data Lake Gen2 Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), Databricks PySpark processing, and Power BI dashboards.

Databricks Delta Lake Event Hubs Synapse Power BI

Beyond Engineering

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Live Project · Tutorial Platform
Building an Azure DevOps Tutorial Platform

Developing a comprehensive learning platform for aspiring cloud engineers — covering Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and DevSecOps with hands-on labs and real-world scenarios. Helping others break into cloud engineering.

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Philosophy
Teaching to Master

I believe the best way to deepen technical mastery is to teach what you know. Building this platform pushes me to articulate complex infrastructure concepts clearly — and reinforces my own understanding in the process. The ∞ learning never stops.

Mentoring Content Creation Community

Get In Touch

Open to senior DevOps & Data Engineering roles. Let's talk about building cloud infrastructure that scales.